Florida now. Reporter perhaps the biggest challenge for congressman meadows is taking what he knows about the distance of capitol hill and bringing that into the oval office. The president seems confident he can certainly do that and leave the white house scene. Meadows is making his way over his Mick Mulvaney steps up it is mentioned meadows in the president have a particularly close relationship and in fact they speak almost every day by phone and sources tell me sometimes twice a day in the french at the president leaves will translate well into leaving the white house team. Meadow said this in a statement. As president and his administration have a long list of incredible victories they have delivered to the country during his first term with the best yet to come and i look forward to helping build on that success and staying in the fight for the forgotten men and women of america. Mulvaneys departure has been refers sometime but despite rumors to the contrary he had not fallen out of favor with the president however they also acknowledge the commanderinchief can be a bit temperamental and as one told me everyone has a shelf live at the white house. Certainly cant argue with mulvaneys loyalty or willingness to take on tough jobs. And hes been acting director of the Consumer Finance or Protection Bureau director of the own the the office of management and budget and acting white house chief of staff as you mentioned and the special envoy for northern ireland. He will grab the baton they are. The acting director and his confirmation im told by sources could be manageable. A graduate of Wheaton College in George Washington law school. He will be just 44 years old on his birthday later this month. Tonight he you mentioned working dinner at maralago with the leader of yourself and President Trump having a conversation. They are expected to discuss a number of topics including containing the coronavirus as well as the ongoing crisis in venezuela and trade and perhaps the attempt to join nato. Ill be here with any new readout. Eric jon thanks kevin court. President trump having the u. S. Response to the coronavirus yesterday during a visit to cdc headquarters in atlanta. This is the state of florida reports to deaths from the infection marking the first fatalities outside the west coast. The u. S. Death toll rising to at least 19 people now with confirmed cases and about two dozen states. We have Fox Team CoverageLucas Tomlinson was more in the militarys role in this. Claudia cowan is reporting on a cruise ship quarantine off california but we begin with Christina Coleman in los angeles right now. Christina. Reporter jon United States is one of the top 10 countries with the most cases of coronavirus as the numbers globally continue to grow. Right now theres more than 103,000 cases worldwide in 89 countries and there has been more than 3900 deaths so far most of them in china. Here in the u. S. There are at least 400 cases for a total of including the state of washington was 79 confirmed cases and 13 excuse me 16 deaths in california with 69 confirmed cases and one death. The first two covid19 deaths on the east coast. Two men died there in their 70s and traveled overseas to the number of cases rose in new york to 76 paid more than 27 other people are under some type of quarantine in the state of new york. The governor there under a state of emergency this afternoon for the federal effort to ramp up more than 1. 1 million tests have been shipped in nonpublic health labs last night. The first went to the hardhit state of washington and here in california cdc says the tests are sufficient to test 750,000 people. President trump also signed an 8. 3 billion bipartisan spending bill friday to help fight this virus. We have been proactive. Nobody else is doing that not by using samples free were proactively looking to see where theres a problem. We dont have to do that but we are doing it to see if we can find trouble spots. People have to remain calm. Reporter major event canceled as a safety precaution like austins popular festival south by southwest and its unclear how covid19 will impact floridas usually is a spring break season later this month. As for the ncaa it still plans on holding its march madness tournament despite coronavirus concerns that in a worstcase scenario they say they could play games without fans in attendance. Jon jon Christina Coleman in los angeles, thanks. 21 people on board the grand princess cruise ship off the coast of San Francisco testing positive for coronavirus. This is california state authorities are working with federal officials to bring the ship to a noncommercial port and test everyone for the virus. Claudia cowan is in San Francisco and she has the latest. Reporter jon the grand princess move closer to shore today so they could deliver medical supplies like gloves and face mask and evacuate a passenger who developed an illness not related to covid19. That evacuation happening earlier this morning but officials as you said are still trying to determine the safest place to put the ship after 19 crewmembers and two passengers tested positive for the coronavirus. Right now they are 50 miles off the coast of San FranciscoSan Francisco. Health officials San Francisco. Health officials ehsan is possible they want to get into a noncommercial port far from any other cruise ships are travelers Vice President mike pence saying the quarantine logistics are still being worked out that everyone will be screened. We will be testing everyone on the ship. We will be quarantining as necessary but with regard to the 1100 member crew we anticipate that they will be quarantined on the ship and will not need to disembark. Reporter 46 people who have flulike symptoms were tested on thursday after diagnostic kits were airlifted to the ship but now more than 3500 people need to be screened and that could take a while. The captain giving regular announcements over the pa system to keep everyone calm and informed. Some of you may be having a difficult time dealing with the situation. Can provide support to anyone needing extra support. Reporter this cruise was supposed to return from hawaii today and the test results come amid a rolling bit of cases with the previous voyage between San Francisco mexico. At least 10 people were on that trip got sick including a california man who died last week. Health Officials Say some of the crew who are infected now worked the two cruises backtoback backtoback. For now passengers are waiting it out in their state rooms and cabins wondering how this is going to go, if and how long they will have to stay on board or they will have to beat transported to a military base or possibly several bases. Again jon we are talking about thousands people here and a lot of Unanswered Questions tonight is the crusius continues to circle in the pacific ocean. Eric Claudia Cowan thank you. U. S. Naval sailor in naples italy is tested positive for coronavirus marking the first confirmed case among servicemembers stationed in europe. This is the virus continues to spread rapidly worldwide. Chris tomlinson is live Lucas Tomlinson is live. Reporter italy is prepared to lock down parts of the country the most drastic action yet to stop the spread of coronavirus praytor colley reported it would take effect tomorrow. More than 10 Million People around milan would be affected and the army would enforce the quarantine. Italy has nearly 6000 coronavirus cases and 230 people have died for the biggest outside of asia. A u. S. Navy sailor tested positive 500 miles away from along. Friday u. S. Military announces first confirmed case headquarters for u. S. Forces in korea after south korean employee tested positive on the base but this is the seventh coronavirus case confirmed by the us military in korea but so far only one activeduty american soldier as 20,500 troops based there had been affected. Mark esper said is fully confident the pentagon can withstand the virus. Way we have a lot of capabilities and is building. Our command center has the capability go for weeks at a time if they had to be locked inside the building and if we have some type of opry. U. S. Navy warships continued their missions around the world. After leaving the aircraft went to vietnam this week. They spend 14 days as the following protocols to quarantine. The navys top admirals are asked this question. Do you have test kits . No, we dont yet but thats not just a problem for dod but i think we are getting to a better place in terms of the production to allow us to be able to distribute those to the force. Report to the head of Infectious Disease at Walter Reed Medical Center said theres no need to panic. In that we should recognize that the end of the day it remains a low risk to not just our servicemembers but the american public. Reporter jon there to confirm coronavirus cases in the us military out of 1. 3 Million People in the forces. Eric Lucas Tomlinson thank you. Meanwhile we are also following another quarantined cruise ship this one on the nile river in egypt through the vessel carrying more than 150 passengers. One third of them have tested positive for coronavirus. Officials say they will be transferred to isolation in the hospital on egypts coast. Meanwhile the total number of global cases now tops 100,000. The Quarantine Hotel in southeast china set of tubes are people who have had contact with coronavirus patients collapse today trapping dozens in the rubble underneath. Chinas media says at least 33 of the 70 people they believe were inside have been rescued. Why not unidentified Hotel Employee was quoted as saying there was construction on the 80 room hotel before the disaster however the cost of the collapse remains unclear. With the democratic primary dwindling to three this week the focus is on joe biden and Bernie Sanders. As the two sharpened their attacks ahead of the next round of primaries on tuesday. Ellison barber reports from st. Louis, missouri. Reporter joe biden r. Gilly one of the quickest political comebacks he and his supporters are trying to keep that momentum going. What a difference a week makes. This time last week i was in South Carolina. The press declared bidens campaign was dead. But South Carolina super tuesday. Senator sanderson still need a record turn out to be President Trump in the campaign is going to do that record turnout. Reporter talked about his vision for america his desire to quote rebuild the middle class and his plan to improve Health Care Despite the nra to address Climate Change and rejoin the paris accord and the President Trump to restore what he sees as the soul of america. Three or four protesters tried to interrupt the rally yelling from the crowd. Some seem to be antidairy protesters. The crowd quickly drown them out with cheers for biden. [chanting] senator sanders was in michigan today. He is accusing biden up wanting to cut Social Security. I denied that ann is out with a new ad trying to push back. When idrd argued that we should freeze federal spending i met Social Security as well. With that some bad news for them. We are not going to cut Social Security. We are going to expand Social Security. The eight after state after state calling for joe biden and biden will increase Social Security benefits and protective. Negative ads will only help Donald Trumps time we bring our party together. Reporter idaho michigan mississippi missouri north dakota and washington will vote on tuesday. Biden is expected be in michigan on monday. Jon ellison barber thank you. Saudi officials reportedly have arrested three senior members of the royal family allegedly for plotting to oust king solomon. The crown Prince Mohammed bin salman. The kings younger brother was among those detained. This is latest in a series of crackdowns by the crown prince at the 34yearold de facto ruler has moved to consolidate power ever since ousting his cousin as heir to the throne in 2017. People who lost family members on Malaysia Airlines flight 2370 holding a ceremony today marking six years since that planes the sterrys disappearance. 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Park is a coronavirus spreads globally houses of worship are focusing on how to protect the faithful. In bethlehem officials shut down the churches of nativity known as the birthplace of so minister of Health Workers could disinfect that several cases of the covid19 virus are confirmed in the west bank. Its a scene repeated that other holy sites around the world. Saudi arabia stopped the residents residents of the kingdom from performing the pilgrimage to mecca in the holiest site. Iran canceled fridays prayers in major cities. Italy has several thousand cases of the virus and rome tourist season is taking a hit to the vatican confirmed its first case of the coronavirus and some offices closed as a precaution. The pope tweeting is thanks to those combating the disease saying i wish to express my closeness to those who are ill with the coronavirus and Health Care Workers who are caring for them. Here in United States conference of catholic vicious recommending churches follow its mass guidelines for influenza. Deacon should wash hands with soap and water and use hand sanitizers. Drinking wine from a common challenge is suspended and people are encouraged not to receive away from the time whether the hand instead and shaking hands with the sign of peace instead of smile will do. With that a an announcement this week and not to be offended if someone just gives you a simple smile or a hand wave rather than making physical contact raider. The faithful are asked to stay home if they are sick and contacted doctor. The one thing they can do which costs nothing is to pray. In new york laura green fox news. Jon the coronavirus epidemic disrupting a number of events and businesses across the country. Portions of the city of austin canceling itself is southwest festival. This is the first time in 34 years since the march event will not take place. Arena working through the ramifications of the sun precedent of situation. Meanwhile the nba sending a memo telling fans to prepare for the possibility of playing games and empty arenas. The ncaa reportedly considering a similar possibility for march madness. Nba superstar lebron james responding. There are at any fans in the crowd so why play . I play for the fans. Why show up to an arena with no fans in it. I aint playing. Suggesting players replace high fives with fist bump says a safety precaution. Meanwhile amtrak is responding by canceling its nonstop service between new york and washington. Its also cleaning the cars more often sometimes on an hourly basis and all 12,000 employees at its california headquarters to work from home. The company suggesting the same for workers in seattle. Greeces premises of the migration deal between the European Union and turkey is dead. Curry arcos making this announcement as thousands of turkish migrants attempted to cross into greece after turkey said it